September 10, 2006

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  Yesterday we went to the San Bernard National Wildlife Reserve. We went there because we could not find the Brazoria Wildlife Reserve. How can you misplace 20,000 acres, I ask you?
  

  This bullfrog was huge -- about 12 inches long with legs outstretched. With the 12x zoom I was able to catch this guy sitting in the ooze 50 feet away.

  
  This lil guy was smaller and greener and closer -- about 5 inches long. He sat stock still in the water, not wanting to be seen.

  

  probably he did not want to be eaten by this black rat snake, also sitting stock still in the reeds -- about 10 feet away.

  
   Here is a yellow flower that is about a half inch across. I took a macro shot of a twin blossom.
  The Wildlife Reserve is home to over 300 species of birds, and countless species of plants, insects, and animals.

  

  This is a juvenile tree frog. When full grown, it's about two inches long.  It's really cute.

  
   Dragon flies look really weird up close.
  

  

  They look even weirder in the larva stage.  Here is the empty shell of a dragon fly once it climbed out and dragonflied itself.

  

  Here is a cicada monster that never quite made it out of it's shell.

  

  This cow is  a Brahma. It is originally from India.  They do well in the hot climate of Texas.  The little herford calf following behind is her baby.  Obviously the dad was not a Brahma.  I guess its sort of an exchange marriage, then.

  

  We went down Bobcat trail, but there were no bobcats at all.  Only dozens of huge garden spiders with webs everywhere, hanging over the trail.

  

  gaaaaaaaa! they were everywhere!!

  

  J eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeebus! I HATE spiders!!!!!

  

  The pink flower is MUCH nicer than the spiders.

  

  So is this acorn.

  We had an awesome time out there.  We will go there again in the late fall, when 80,000 geese nest there for the winter.

  
  

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